KICKING OFF THE POST-SEASON IN OAKLAND. HIGH-TECH JOBS IN MACOMB COUNTY. AND THEY WERE HELPLESS, ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AT A LOCAL ADULT FACILITY, SHUT DOWN AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE TO PATIENTS. Ruth: THE PATIENTS FORCED TO GO TO OTHER FACILITIES AS THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS. OUR SHAWN LEY IS FOLLOWING THIS STORY TONIGHT. WHAT ARE THE OPERATORS ACCUSED OF? Shawn: LET'S GET RIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. NO CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED AS OF YET. THE INVESTIGATION IS JUST BEGINNING. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DISTURBING CHARGES OF PHYSICAL ABUSE TOWARD SENIORS INSIDE THIS HOME, SENIORS WHO NEEDED THE MOST CARE. NO ANSWER THIS AFTERNOON AT THE HOME ON BRIGHTMEYER PLACE. THEY PAY THE OWNER TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR MOST VULNERABLE LOVED ONES WHO NEED CONSTANT CARE, LIKE ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS SUFFERING FROM DEMENTIA. THE HOME HAS BEEN HERE FOR YEARS AND NEIGHBORS SAY IT'S NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM. Shawn: GOOD NEIGHBORS? GOOD NEIGHBORS. Shawn: THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES HAS QUICKLY CLOSED THE HOME AND MOVED ALL RESIDENTS OUT AMID DISTURBING ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE. THE MACOMB COUNTY SHERIFF IS INVESTIGATING A COMPLAINT THAT AN ELDERLY RESIDENT REVEALED TO HER FAMILY THAT SHE AND THE OTHERS WERE ALLEGEDLY ABUSED IN THE HOME BY TWO CAREGIVERS, ALLEGATIONS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE AND ALLEGATIONS OF SCALDING RESIDENTS WITH HOT WATER DURING BATHS. MACOMB COUNTY SHERIFF ANTHONY WICKERSHAM IS LOOKING TO SPEAK TO EVERYONE ENTRUSTED TO THE HOME. THEY HAVE THE NAMES OF OTHER RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THERE AND THEY'LL FOLLOW UP AND HOPEFULLY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO SOME OF THEM. YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IT'S STILL IN THE INVESTIGATIVE STAGE. THAT'S MY MOM'S HOME AND THAT'S MINE. Shawn: THIS WOMAN IS LICENSED TO THE HOME UNDER INVESTIGATION, ANGELA ROADY, THE DAUGHTER OF THE WOMAN RUNNING THE FOSTER CARE. SHE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HOME BUT IS ALSO DENYING THE ABUSE ALLEGATIONS. IS IT TRUE? NO! Shawn: BACK HERE LIVE, LET'S REVIEW. TWO INVESTIGATIONS GOING ON. THE STATE HAS SUSPENDED THE LICENSE OF THIS GROUP HOME PENDING THEIR INVESTIGATION. AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION GOING ON. LET'S POINT OUT IT'S IN THE EARLY STAGES AND NO CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AS OF YET. BACK TO YOU. Devin: BOTH THE MOTHER AND THE DAUGHTER RUN GROUP HOMES. ANY OF THE RESIDENTS TAKEN TO THE DAUGHTER'S GROUP HOME? Shawn: JUST TO BE SURE HERE IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, WE ASKED THE DAUGHTER IF SHE RECEIVED ANY OF THOSE RESIDENTS AND SHE SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT. THEY WERE PUT IN OTHER HOMES

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. -

There was no answer Friday at the home on Breitmeyer Place in Mount Clemens.

It's called Kalb Adult Foster Care. Families pay the owner, Nancy Kalb, to help them with their most vulnerable loved ones who need constant care such as elderly family members and those suffering from dementia.

The home has been operating for years. Neighbors say it has never been a problem.

"Never had a problem with them. Good neighbors," said Marion Monaghan.

However, Local 4 has learned that the Michigan Department of Human Services has closed the home quickly and moved all residents out amid disturbing allegations of abuse.

The Macomb County Sheriff is investigating a complaint that an elderly resident told her family that she and the others were abused in the home by two caregivers.

The allegations include physical abuse and scalding residents with hot water during baths. Sheriff Tony Wickersham tells Local 4 investigators are working to speak with everyone -- five or six residents -- who was entrusted to the home.

"At this point they have the names of other residents who have been in there and they're going to follow up and hopefully get an opportunity to talk to some of them. Right now, it's still in the investigative stage," said Wickersham.

Meanwhile, Angela Rhode, the daughter of the woman running Kalb Adult Foster Care, also is licensed to the home but says she has nothing to do with her mother's business. Rhode also is denying the abuse allegations.

"My name is on the license just in case anything happens to my mom, but I run my own home," said Rhode. "They’re not true."

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